§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which health authorities have patients waiting for over 20 weeks from the time of referral following surgery to the time that radiotherapy treatment begins; [75761]
(2) If he will list the NHS health authorities that measure waiting time (a) from the day radiotherapy treatment is prescribed and (b) from the time that planning and simulation is complete. [75750]
§ Ms BlearsWaiting times for radiotherapy treatment are not collected centrally. In order to tackle radiotherapy waiting times, we are making390W unprecedented investment in new radiotherapy facilities, streamlining care processes through the cancer services collaborative and working to best utilise the current workforce and to increase the number of staff in post and in training.